U+1F75C "🝜" Alchemical Symbol for Stratum Super Stratum Unicode Character

U+1F75C "🝜" Alchemical Symbol for Stratum Super Stratum is a typographic representation used in historical alchemical texts to denote a specific layer or level of matter, often referring to a substance deposited above another stratum during processes of separation or purification. This symbol belongs to the Alchemical Symbols block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to preserve and digitize the specialized notation used by alchemists from medieval and early modern Europe. It serves as a visual shorthand for a concept where a material or essence is considered to be a superior or elevated layer, reinforcing the layered structure of alchemical theory where transformations occur through distinct strata.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F75C
Version Added	6.0
Name	Alchemical Symbol for Stratum Super Stratum
Block	Alchemical Symbols
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🝜
HTML Hex Encoding	🝜
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x9D 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDF5C
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F75C
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udf5c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other